Disgraceful driving record of New York City COP who's had 547 tickets since 2022... and the disgusting reason why NYPD won't lift a finger to punish him

By WILL POTTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 21:09, 24 April 2026 | Updated: 21:10, 24 April 2026 A New York City cop has racked up a staggering 547 traffic tickets in just four years - many of them for dangerous driving - but the New York Police Department is refusing to punish him.  The police officer, James Giovansanti, 33, is one of the very worst drivers in the Big Apple for traffic infractions including speeding through school zones and running red lights.  In the last year alone, Giovansanti was given tickets a stunning 187 times across the borough of Staten Island, reports Streetsblog.  He is the second most-fined driver in the entire city. His $36,650 worth of tickets sits directly behind an unidentified Brooklyn racer whose $63,744 in fines is the highest in the city.  It is unclear if Giovansanti has paid those tickets. The NYPD cop drives a 4,800lb RAM 1500 truck, with the sheer size and power of the vehicle causing further alarm, given its owner's repeated recklessness.  Giovansanti has most often been caught by two cameras near Port Richmond High School, which have picked him up racing through red lights 105 times since 2022, ticket data shows.  The data does not indicate the speeds the police officer reached, but shows he has been fined between $50 and $176 for his hundreds of tickets through the years.  New York City cop James Giovansanti, 33, has racked up a staggering 547 traffic tickets in just four years, making him one of the most reckless drivers anywhere in the Big Apple  The NYPD officer has accumulated to a total of $36,650 in fines over four years Despite the hundreds of traffic tickets, the NYPD said it was not punishing Giovansanti, because his infractions are 'not related to his job or his duties in the department.'  After Giovansanti was outed as one of the city's worst drivers, he was seen recently exiting his huge truck in a parking lot.  The massive vehicle brings added danger to the reckless driving, with drivers amassing two or more moving-violations annually over 40 times more likely to cause a crash, the New York City Department of Transportation says.  Through the years, Giovansanti has received 116 moving violations in 2022, 127 in 2023, 124 in 2024, and 180 in 2025.  It is unclear if Giovansanti has ever been involved in a traffic collision.   While the NYPD says it is not intent on punishing Giovansanti, reports of his huge catalogue of tickets have caught the attention of New York lawmakers.  New York state Senator Andrew Gounardes told the New York Post that he introduced the 'Stop Super Speeders Act' with drivers like the police officer in mind.  He said Giovansanti is exactly the kind of 'serial speeder' he hopes to stop with his law, which would place speed limiters in cars linked to drivers with 16 or more speeding tickets in one year.  'Cops are supposed to protect and serve, not speed and swerve. Their job is to keep us safe, so it’s disappointing to see this officer putting his neighbors in harm’s way,' Gounardes said.  Despite the hundreds of traffic tickets, the NYPD said it was not punishing Giovansanti, because his infractions are 'not related to his job or his duties in the department' Former police officer and criminal justice professor Michael Alcazar told Streetsblog that he believes Giovansanti should face 'serious discipline', saying his record indicates he is 'indifferent to public safety.'  He said while he worked for the NYPD from 1989 to 2019, his department expected supervisors to track their officers' off-duty conduct, and punishments were often dished out to those crossing the line.  'Patterns of off‑duty behavior, including traffic violations, were absolutely something supervisors paid attention to,' he said.  'In policing, expectations don’t fully disappear once you’re off duty, especially when the conduct starts to suggest poor judgment or abuse of authority.' The Daily Mail has contacted the NYPD, and Giovansanti did not respond to a request for comment.  The Streetsblog said when it approached Giovansanti's home, a woman poked her head out the door and 'yelled' to the outlet: 'Get away from my house before I call the cops! Right now. Get out of here. I am calling the cops on you.' The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. 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